Pseudodragons
are tiny cousins of true dragons, and are playful but shy. They often
only vocalize in chirps, hisses, growls, and purrs, but can communicate
telepathically with any intelligent creature. If approached peacefully
and offered food, they are usually willing to share information about
what they've seen in their territory, but threats or violence make them
flee.

Pseudodragons are carnivores, devouring insects,
rodents, small birds, and snakes, though they sometimes eat eggs, and
most also enjoy butter, cheese, and fish. They either hunt on the
ground like lizards or look for prey on the wing like a raptor. As
smart as a typical humanoid, they do not enjoy being treated as pets
and prefer being treated as friends. They are wary of evil folk but can
bond with sorcerers and wizards as familiars, and some have befriended
druids and rangers or partnered with good dragons as scouts.
Pseudodragons will serve as familiars if they approve of a
spellcaster's personality (and if the spellcaster takes the Improved Familiar
feat), but often also bond with those whose company they enjoy or who
have proven themselves true friends. A pseudodragon might follow
another character in this manner for days, weeks, years, or even a
lifetime if the creature is treated well, provided with food, and
generally well-loved.

Upon reaching adulthood, a
pseudodragon's body is about 1 foot long with a 2-foot tail, and weighs
about 7 pounds. A pseudodragon egg is the size of a chicken egg, but
leathery and spotted brown, and a mating female lays 2–5 eggs every
spring. A clutch of pseudodragons (the collective noun—not to be
confused with pseudodragons from the same brood of eggs) usually
consists of a mated pair and several near-adult offspring.